Quarterback Risers for Fantasy Football - ADP Draft Analysis

I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you know what it is about. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to […]

Is Zero RB a Viable Strategy in 2022?

Maybe the most controversial draft strategy in a redraft league is the idea that you want to wait until the 5th or 6th Round before you draft a running back. This concept gained traction after Shawn Siegele perfected it in 2013 by continuing to hammer the value at wide receiver and grabbing running backs with […]

How Every Rookie WR Impacts their Depth Chart in 2022 Fantasy Football (Round 1 Picks)

Each year we see a handful of incoming rookie WRs finish as a WR2 or better in fantasy football. While the best rookies are typically those who are drafted in the first round (Odell Beckham Jr., Justin Jefferson, Ja’Mar Chase), there are also numerous recent examples of Day 2 and 3 picks who also had […]

Wide Receiver Deeper Draft Sleepers - Zay Jones, Josh Palmer, Tim Patrick

In fantasy football, there are "sleepers," or players we expect to outproduce their average draft position (ADP), and then there are "deep sleepers." These deep sleepers aren't on many people's radar. They may be coming off of a down season or they may find themselves in a much different situation from a season ago. Either […]

FFPC Best-Ball Tournament Playoff Strategy and Stacks - Drafting to Win It All

This is one of the best times to draft for best-ball leagues, especially big tournaments like the FFPC Best Ball Tournament with a $200k prize! Rookies are being overhyped and are still overvalued. A consensus ADP has just started to form into something that will change drastically in a few weeks once training camp and […]

The Deepest Dive - Wide Receiver Sleepers in 16+ Team Fantasy Football Leagues

Can you name every fantasy league you played in last season? Probably not. Can you think of their average structure? The most probable question is yes because most leagues are often comprised of eight to 12 teams with 15 roster spots each and use the now-standard PPR format of scoring. That is not always the […]

Josh Jacobs To Be Involved In Backfield Committee?

Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, who had his fifth-year option declined, could be involved in a backfield committee this year alongside Kenyan Drake, Brandon Bolden, Ameer Abdullah and rookie Zamir White. Jacobs had 732 carries for 3,087 rushing yards in the last three seasons, but he hasn't been very durable. His longest run […]

The Deepest Dive - TE Sleepers in 16+ Team Leagues

Can you name every fantasy league you played in last season? Probably not. But can you think of their average structure? The most probable question is yes because most leagues are often comprised of eight to 12 teams with 15 roster spots each and use the now-standard PPR format of scoring. That is not always the […]

Davante Adams Looking Smooth

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams has looked smooth during the team's offseason program and has almost exclusively lined up outside and has worked from the left and right sides of the field. Adams played with quarterback Derek Carr at Fresno State and they also worked out together during several offseasons, so it hasn't […]

Kenyan Drake On Track For Training Camp

Las Vegas Raiders running back Kenyan Drake (ankle) appears to be on track to get back on the field at some point during training camp, which starts in late July. Drake's season was ended last year after 12 games when he broke his right ankle. In those 12 games, he had 63 carries for 254 […]

Josh Jacobs Misses Minicamp

Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs wasn't on the field for the team's mandatory minicamp, but he's been participating in the Raiders offseason program. The fact that he wasn't on the field for minicamp is a signal that something is up physically, but there is no sense that anything is serious. NFL teams often […]

Darren Waller Contract Extension Imminent?

There is a sense that Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller will be around for a long time and that a new contract extension is imminent. But Waller still has two years left on his current deal, and the Raiders might want to get one more year of real value out of him. The […]

Superflex Quarterback Deep Draft Sleepers - Trevor Lawrence, Daniel Jones, Marcus Mariota

In fantasy football, there are "sleepers," or players we expect to outproduce their average draft position (ADP), and then there are "deep sleepers." These deep sleepers aren't on many people's radar. They may be coming off of a down season, or they may find themselves in a much different situation from a season ago. Either […]

Davante Adams Praises Derek Carr

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams compared quarterback Derek Carr to his former signal-caller in Green Bay in Aaron Rodgers. "As far as talent and ability, it's really similar, if I'm keeping it real," Adams said. "They throw the ball a lot different. Derek's gonna fire it in there, and you gonna know that […]

Raiders Sign Hunter Renfrow To Two-Year Extension

The Las Vegas Raiders signed Pro Bowl wide receiver Hunter Renfrow to a two-year, $32 million extension on Friday, including $21 million guaranteed, according to sources. Renfrow gets rewarded after a breaking season that included career-highs in catches (103), targets (128), receiving yards (1,038) and touchdowns (nine) in 17 regular season games (nine starts). While […]

Great Running Back-Offensive Line Pairs to Target

Sometimes fantasy GMs focus too much on raw, counting stats for running backs. How many yards did they rush for? How many touchdowns did they score? Perhaps, taking it one step further, they end up looking at some "manufactured" numbers such as yards per carry, yards after contact, etc... But there is something more that […]

Hunter Renfrow Feeling Confident Under New Coach

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Hunter Renfrow believes he will benefit from playing under new head coach Josh McDaniels. The former Clemson Tiger supported the idea by pointing out McDaniels' success with his slot receivers over the years, referencing Wes Welker and Julian Edelman as examples. The 26-year-old finished the regular season by racking up […]

Raiders Sign Jesper Horsted

The Las Vegas Raiders signed former Chicago Bears tight end Jesper Horsted to an undisclosed deal on Tuesday. Horsted was waived by the Bears in May with a failed-physical designation. The 25-year-old will be trying to win a roster spot with the Raiders in training camp after catching only 10 passes on 13 targets for […]

Overvalued Backup Running Backs - Rhamondre Stevenson, Alexander Mattison, Travis Etienne

Who doesn't love to draft a player late and see him blossom into a league winner? That can often be the case with running back handcuffs covering for starters that fall down to injury or enter the season holding out. Drafting a no. 2 running back late, or even getting him from waivers close to […]

How Every Rookie RB Impacts Their Backfield in 2022 Fantasy Football (Round 4 Picks)

Each year we see a handful of incoming rookie RBs finish as a RB2 or better in fantasy football. While the best rookies are typically those who are drafted on Day 2 or earlier (Najee Harris, Jonathan Taylor), there are also some recent examples of Day 3 picks and UDFA RBs who had great rookie […]

Top Backup Running Backs To Target in 2022 Drafts

One of the most crucial things a fantasy player can do is have the foresight to build a lineup that maximizes talent while also minimizing the risk of player injuries or holdouts. Aside from that, understanding the way coaches operate their backfields in today’s NFL is crucial to fantasy football success. The increasing level of […]

Buy Back into Trevor Lawrence After Disastrous Rookie Season

Have you ever had an awful boss? I am not talking about a boss that is a little annoying, I am talking about one that you dread seeing and that seemingly makes life harder for you and all your coworkers. I am talking about a boss that makes you react the way Stanley reacts to […]

Alex Leatherwood Back At Tackle

Las Vegas Raiders offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood is back working at right tackle in practice at voluntary organized team activities on Thursday. Leatherwood was working at tackle during the practices open to the media last week as well. The 23-year-old is getting work at multiple positions this offseason as the Raiders look to revamp their […]

2022 Target Bounceback Candidates - Tight End

In the NFL and fantasy football, things can change as easily as the snap of a finger from campaign to campaign. One season, somebody breaks a record, and the next they are fighting for targets and struggling to produce. Based on game script, chemistry, and availability of weapons, targets can fluctuate for pass-catchers. In a […]

James Cook NFL Rookie Profile - Fantasy Football Running Back Outlook

If you want to start a Twitter squabble, just come out and say that James Cook is your RB2 of the 2022 Rookie Class. From podcasts, articles, Tweets, and conversations with fellow people in the dynasty community, it appears that the community's opinion of him at the moment is a very split one with strong […]

Running Back Committees Not to Avoid in 2022

Nobody likes a running back committee. Until you have to do so just out of pure logic. If we're offered the chance of drafting a bell-cow a la Christian McCaffrey in 2019, we're always going to pull the trigger no matter what the outcome ends up being. Just the fact that the man will carry the ball […]

Best Wide Receiver Stacks for 2022

Sometimes we're afraid of putting together players from the same team on our rosters, let alone weekly lineups. To a certain extent, that makes sense: the opportunities one gets will take away from the opportunities the other could have gotten. Why limit the fantasy upside of our team with two receivers playing in the same offense […]

Darren Waller Not Focused On Contract Talks

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller isn't focused on a new contract. The 29-year-old, who will make $7 million this season, inked a deal in 2019. He now has two years remaining, although there isn't any guaranteed money left. Yet, with David Njoku recently receiving a four-year, $56.75 million ($28 million guaranteed), Waller will […]

Early 2022 Fantasy Football Predictions from The King - His Risers and Fallers

It is three months before I make my official and annual bold predictions for the upcoming fantasy football season, but there are a lot of subjects and topics I am starting to put a lot of stock in as my outlooks for the 2022 campaign begin to take shape. I do change my mind on […]

No Deal Imminent For Colin Kaepernick With Raiders

Free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick had a positive workout with the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday, but no signing was imminent as of late Thursday night, according to sources. The Raiders could be searching for another QB as the backup to Derek Carr, despite trading for Jarrett Stidham and signing Nick Mullens this offseason. Kaepernick hasn't […]